In 2017, at a public panel in Riyadh, the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, issued a warning about Islamists in Europe. “There will come a day that we will see far more radical extremists and terrorists coming out of Europe because of lack of decision-making, trying to be politically correct, or assuming that they know the Middle East, and they know Islam, and they know the others far better than we do,” Zayed said. “I’m sorry, but that’s pure ignorance.”

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) vigorously condemns the raid against the privately-owned Universal TV office in Mogadishu by some members from Somalia police force on Saturday morning around 9:40 AM local time.

For more than a quarter century, the story of the Battle of Mogadishu, popularized by both the book and film versions of “Black Hawk Down,” has focused on the Army Rangers and Delta Force team members caught in the worst urban combat the U.S. military had seen since the Vietnam War.

RABAT (Reuters) - Pope Francis and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI called on Saturday for the protection of Jerusalem’s multi-religious character, saying the city’s sacred sites must be accessible to worshippers of all faiths.

NAIROBI, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan largest banks have overcome a controlled interest rate environment to make billions of shillings in profits for the third year in a row as they eye Ethiopian, Somalia and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) markets.

More than 7 million and an estimated 17 million people in conflict-affected South Sudan and Yemen, respectively, are expected to be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or Emergency (IPC Phase 4) through September 2019. In addition, while many areas are expected to be in Crisis! (IPC Phase 3!) in the presence of food assistance. The risk of Famine (IPC Phase 5) persists, should there be sustained lack of access to livelihoods, markets, and humanitarian assistance, for isolated populations in parts of Jonglei, Lakes, and Upper Nile states. Famine (IPC Phase 5) would also be likely in Hajjah and Sa’ada governorates should trade disruptions in Al Hudaydah port occur, where populations are already facing extreme household food deficits and are cut off from humanitarian assistance.